Hello all,
My house is around 7years old and I have just lifted the carpets , ready to put down laminate, in lounge and found a number of cracks in the concrete floor. After further investigation I have found that these run the full width of the house.
The worse of the cracks is around 1inch across and 4-5inches deep (all the way to DPC) and it seems to me that the floor is broken into at least 4-5 separate sections. Not all the sections are at the same level - roughly 1-2mm height difference and the individual section flex when standing on an edge. I am far from an expert, but the concrete seems very soft and powdery.
We have contacted the housebuilder and they will send a surveyor around. I have no idea how much of a problem this is and would really appricate any comments/advice anybody here would have on this.
Many Thanks
Graham
My house is around 7years old and I have just lifted the carpets , ready to put down laminate, in lounge and found a number of cracks in the concrete floor. After further investigation I have found that these run the full width of the house.
The worse of the cracks is around 1inch across and 4-5inches deep (all the way to DPC) and it seems to me that the floor is broken into at least 4-5 separate sections. Not all the sections are at the same level - roughly 1-2mm height difference and the individual section flex when standing on an edge. I am far from an expert, but the concrete seems very soft and powdery.
We have contacted the housebuilder and they will send a surveyor around. I have no idea how much of a problem this is and would really appricate any comments/advice anybody here would have on this.
Many Thanks
Graham